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Understanding and Resisting Big Tech

Dozens of articles shedding information on Big Tech, surveillance capitalism and the dark side of online advertising.

How to guides about how to use technology more mindfully – and not be used by it.

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Are we naturally inclined to seek the envy of others? Are online platforms designed to…

Stand Out of Our Light I just finished reading James Wilson Williams's brilliant book Stand Out…

Elena RossiniApril 21, 2023

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There is a lot of value and happiness to be found in private, unseen, unquantifiable…

Elena RossiniApril 13, 2023

What is programmatic advertising and why should we care about it? And how does the…

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Big Tech isn't the enemy - the real problem is INDIFFERENCE to the monumental changes…

Elena RossiniMarch 31, 2023

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An ingenious app encourages its users to cut down on social media use - and…

Elena RossiniJanuary 18, 2023

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Yesterday I came across an online video that made my jaw drop. A young woman,…

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"Melinda Gates's children don't have smartphones and only use a computer in the kitchen. Her…

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We're in the golden age of algorithmic recommendations, of artificial intelligence dictating which books and…